gentlemen, if I remember correctly The Jet Powered Horten 229 ( flying wing ) first flew December 1944 .. January 1945 it flew again but unfortunately crashed because the jet engines quit .. the pilot was as you know was killed .. I was at a military reunion more than ten years ago with my dad in Washington and went to Silver Springs Maryland. I happened to be wearing a Harley Davidson T shirt at the time, the shop foreman noticed it and commented that he used to race Harleys. I asked to see the Horten in storage and he told a docent to take me to the building it was stored in. there it was sitting on three wheels and the wings were off leaning against the wall next to it. I was shocked .. I walked around it and I can honestly say I touched the tail, sounds silly I know but I will never have another chance. walking back to the main building the docent asked me who I was. the docent also commented that he thought the Horten was a glider, I replied "no, it was powered by jet engines". at the military reunion there was a nice dinner, the man sitting next to me was wearing a civilian suit and looked normal, I never saw him before .. I was sitting next to Retired General Cardenas the highest ranking Hispanic American of all time. nice man .. my dad was sitting across the table from me and asked me after the dinner if I knew who the man was, my dad thought the situation was humerous, at least I behaved myself. General Cardenas flew the Northrop prototype Wings .. If I had only know I would have had soo many questions .. he was a nice man